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Population in Denmark compared to Ethiopia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Denmark was 6,009,169 in 2025 vs 135,472,051 people in Ethiopia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Denmark's population is 6,042,125 people compared to 140,722,974 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 23.3 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Denmark is ranked the 114th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.77% of the world: 0.07% for Denmark vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Denmark has had an average growth rate of +0.57% per year vs +2.69% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Denmark has increased from 5.44M people to 6.04M (11.1% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 141M (74.4% growth).

Denmark vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Denmark Ethiopia
2100 5,884,686 371,078,260
2099 5,892,325 369,338,252
2098 5,899,695 367,513,542
2097 5,907,465 365,567,496
2096 5,914,749 363,536,294
2095 5,922,245 361,596,042
2094 5,930,321 359,531,317
2093 5,938,280 357,460,480
2092 5,946,384 355,389,829
2091 5,954,679 353,218,632
2090 5,963,266 350,960,021
2089 5,971,713 348,751,618
2088 5,979,364 346,517,326
2087 5,987,402 344,162,324
2086 5,995,064 341,671,994
2085 6,002,549 339,167,930
2084 6,009,275 336,649,520
2083 6,015,700 334,083,247
2082 6,021,123 331,401,460
2081 6,025,161 328,715,487
2080 6,029,023 326,013,981
2079 6,032,690 323,282,865
2078 6,035,675 320,422,535
2077 6,038,686 317,492,915
2076 6,042,135 314,518,328
2075 6,044,653 311,487,723
2074 6,047,076 308,416,133
2073 6,049,937 305,383,505
2072 6,051,777 302,258,564
2071 6,053,762 299,119,280
2070 6,056,217 295,963,235
2069 6,059,011 292,756,723
2068 6,062,068 289,522,748
2067 6,065,624 286,191,689
2066 6,069,342 282,905,709
2065 6,074,204 279,576,283
2064 6,079,063 276,197,958
2063 6,083,788 272,782,685
2062 6,088,960 269,340,926
2061 6,093,987 265,803,351
2060 6,099,487 262,269,354
2059 6,104,417 258,692,767
2058 6,109,049 255,205,644
2057 6,114,183 251,656,356
2056 6,119,717 248,002,497
2055 6,125,235 244,426,069
2054 6,129,783 240,794,405
2053 6,134,472 237,155,110
2052 6,138,153 233,479,314
2051 6,141,878 229,733,593
2050 6,145,108 226,055,085
2049 6,147,694 222,351,471
2048 6,149,633 218,627,197
2047 6,151,452 214,883,954
2046 6,153,140 211,161,780
2045 6,153,542 207,461,987
2044 6,154,289 203,749,820
2043 6,154,449 200,035,613
2042 6,154,439 196,351,202
2041 6,154,049 192,689,672
2040 6,152,639 189,023,384
2039 6,151,105 185,365,776
2038 6,147,975 181,733,067
2037 6,145,003 178,124,993
2036 6,140,920 174,515,366
2035 6,135,972 170,904,339
2034 6,129,715 167,316,305
2033 6,122,663 163,763,376
2032 6,115,251 160,167,364
2031 6,105,748 156,590,018
2030 6,095,292 153,023,174
2029 6,082,914 149,461,578
2028 6,068,364 145,944,350
2027 6,051,324 142,419,893
2026 6,032,411 138,930,724
2025 6,009,169 135,472,051
2024 5,976,992 132,059,767
2023 5,946,952 128,691,692
2022 5,903,037 125,384,287
2021 5,856,733 122,138,588
2020 5,831,404 118,917,671
2019 5,814,422 115,737,383
2018 5,793,636 112,664,152
2017 5,764,980 109,666,481
2016 5,728,010 106,718,162
2015 5,683,483 103,867,135
2014 5,643,475 101,115,610
2013 5,614,932 98,438,751
2012 5,591,572 95,798,767
2011 5,570,572 93,149,970
2010 5,547,683 90,538,514
2009 5,523,095 88,007,636
2008 5,493,621 85,543,668
2007 5,461,438 83,103,217
2006 5,437,272 80,703,490
2005 5,419,432 78,367,470
2004 5,404,523 76,077,206
2003 5,390,574 73,832,663
2002 5,375,931 71,635,517
2001 5,358,783 69,487,762
2000 5,339,616 67,411,494
1999 5,321,799 65,374,561
1998 5,304,219 63,363,524
1997 5,284,991 61,404,539
1996 5,263,074 59,467,635
1995 5,233,373 57,537,335
1994 5,206,180 55,611,508
1993 5,188,628 53,708,891
1992 5,171,370 51,853,747
1991 5,154,298 49,717,198
1990 5,140,939 47,609,755
1989 5,132,594 45,879,690
1988 5,129,516 44,150,825
1987 5,127,024 42,460,039
1986 5,120,534 41,037,656
1985 5,113,691 39,842,136
1984 5,111,619 38,735,722
1983 5,114,297 37,740,817
1982 5,117,810 36,701,290
1981 5,121,572 35,304,012
1980 5,123,027 34,428,514
1979 5,116,801 34,238,652
1978 5,104,248 33,734,592
1977 5,088,419 33,167,272
1976 5,072,596 32,534,418
1975 5,059,862 31,723,252
1974 5,045,297 30,957,273
1973 5,021,861 30,166,785
1972 4,991,596 29,374,608
1971 4,963,126 28,600,106
1970 4,928,757 27,829,128
1969 4,891,860 27,072,571
1968 4,864,883 26,337,930
1967 4,835,354 25,620,276
1966 4,797,381 24,952,689
1965 4,759,012 24,310,612
1964 4,722,072 23,666,548
1963 4,684,483 23,051,637
1962 4,647,727 22,465,126
1961 4,611,687 21,906,102
1960 4,579,603 21,376,693

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/denmark/ethiopia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Denmark increased by 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Denmark gained 314,115 people (a 5.48% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth).

Denmark was ranked 108th most populous country in 2006 and is 114th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Denmark's population will grow by 1.7% to 6,145,108 people with a rank change from 114th to 120th. The population of Ethiopia will increase by 60.6% to 226,055,085 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Denmark is projected to reach its peak in 2043 at 6.15M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Denmark
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Denmark Ethiopia
2100 -0.13% 0.47%
2099 -0.12% 0.5%
2098 -0.13% 0.53%
2097 -0.12% 0.56%
2096 -0.13% 0.54%
2095 -0.14% 0.57%
2094 -0.13% 0.58%
2093 -0.14% 0.58%
2092 -0.14% 0.61%
2091 -0.14% 0.64%
2090 -0.14% 0.63%
2089 -0.13% 0.64%
2088 -0.13% 0.68%
2087 -0.13% 0.73%
2086 -0.12% 0.74%
2085 -0.11% 0.75%
2084 -0.11% 0.77%
2083 -0.09% 0.81%
2082 -0.07% 0.82%
2081 -0.06% 0.83%
2080 -0.06% 0.84%
2079 -0.05% 0.89%
2078 -0.05% 0.92%
2077 -0.06% 0.95%
2076 -0.04% 0.97%
2075 -0.04% 1%
2074 -0.05% 0.99%
2073 -0.03% 1.03%
2072 -0.03% 1.05%
2071 -0.04% 1.07%
2070 -0.05% 1.1%
2069 -0.05% 1.12%
2068 -0.06% 1.16%
2067 -0.06% 1.16%
2066 -0.08% 1.19%
2065 -0.08% 1.22%
2064 -0.08% 1.25%
2063 -0.08% 1.28%
2062 -0.08% 1.33%
2061 -0.09% 1.35%
2060 -0.08% 1.38%
2059 -0.08% 1.37%
2058 -0.08% 1.41%
2057 -0.09% 1.47%
2056 -0.09% 1.46%
2055 -0.07% 1.51%
2054 -0.08% 1.53%
2053 -0.06% 1.57%
2052 -0.06% 1.63%
2051 -0.05% 1.63%
2050 -0.04% 1.67%
2049 -0.03% 1.7%
2048 -0.03% 1.74%
2047 -0.03% 1.76%
2046 -0.007% 1.78%
2045 -0.01% 1.82%
2044 -0.003% 1.86%
2043 0% 1.88%
2042 0.006% 1.9%
2041 0.02% 1.94%
2040 0.02% 1.97%
2039 0.05% 2%
2038 0.05% 2.03%
2037 0.07% 2.07%
2036 0.08% 2.11%
2035 0.1% 2.14%
2034 0.12% 2.17%
2033 0.12% 2.25%
2032 0.16% 2.28%
2031 0.17% 2.33%
2030 0.2% 2.38%
2029 0.24% 2.41%
2028 0.28% 2.47%
2027 0.31% 2.51%
2026 0.39% 2.55%
2025 0.54% 2.58%
2024 0.51% 2.62%
2023 0.74% 2.64%
2022 0.79% 2.66%
2021 0.43% 2.71%
2020 0.29% 2.75%
2019 0.36% 2.73%
2018 0.5% 2.73%
2017 0.65% 2.76%
2016 0.78% 2.74%
2015 0.71% 2.72%
2014 0.51% 2.72%
2013 0.42% 2.76%
2012 0.38% 2.84%
2011 0.41% 2.88%
2010 0.45% 2.88%
2009 0.54% 2.88%
2008 0.59% 2.94%
2007 0.44% 2.97%
2006 0.33% 2.98%
2005 0.28% 3.01%
2004 0.26% 3.04%
2003 0.27% 3.07%
2002 0.32% 3.09%
2001 0.36% 3.08%
2000 0.33% 3.12%
1999 0.33% 3.17%
1998 0.36% 3.19%
1997 0.42% 3.26%
1996 0.57% 3.35%
1995 0.52% 3.46%
1994 0.34% 3.54%
1993 0.33% 3.58%
1992 0.33% 4.3%
1991 0.26% 4.43%
1990 0.16% 3.77%
1989 0.06% 3.92%
1988 0.05% 3.98%
1987 0.13% 3.47%
1986 0.13% 3%
1985 0.04% 2.86%
1984 -0.05% 2.64%
1983 -0.07% 2.83%
1982 -0.07% 3.96%
1981 -0.03% 2.54%
1980 0.12% 0.55%
1979 0.25% 1.49%
1978 0.31% 1.71%
1977 0.31% 1.95%
1976 0.25% 2.56%
1975 0.29% 2.47%
1974 0.47% 2.62%
1973 0.61% 2.7%
1972 0.57% 2.71%
1971 0.7% 2.77%
1970 0.75% 2.79%
1969 0.55% 2.79%
1968 0.61% 2.8%
1967 0.79% 2.68%
1966 0.81% 2.64%
1965 0.78% 2.72%
1964 0.8% 2.67%
1963 0.79% 2.61%
1962 0.78% 2.55%
1961 0.7% 2.48%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Denmark grew by 0.54%, while Ethiopia's population grew by 2.58%.

Live population counters

Denmark Ethiopia
Current population
6042125
140722974
Population rank 114/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.69%
One net population change
16.4 minutes
9.27 seconds
One birth every
9.26 minutes
7.59 seconds
One death every
9.26 minutes
40.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +88 +9,349
Annual growth/decline +32,177 +3,412,284
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% +2.58%
Population growth rate rank 126/197 24/197
One migration net change every
23.8 minutes
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change +22,103 +24,054
Net migration rank 32/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 847,475 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 65/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 46/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Denmark
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Denmark Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 22,103 - 24,054
2024 0 25,639 3,379,409 30,069
2023 -595 31,006 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 -1,180 60,219 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 5,857 26,887 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 5,831 10,851 3,199,718 38,866
2019 6,977 9,488 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 6,373 18,919 3,015,231 9,302
2017 8,071 24,561 2,899,143 71,766
2016 9,165 33,391 2,809,889 115,823
2015 5,683 42,284 2,713,529 62,785
2014 5,644 27,242 2,623,647 103,122
2013 3,931 21,359 2,546,020 80,955
2012 5,592 16,871 2,533,398 119,517
2011 6,685 13,495 2,527,811 116,793
2010 8,876 17,533 2,498,048 80,213
2009 8,285 15,551 2,467,118 16,315
2008 10,438 25,775 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 8,192 20,560 2,436,753 -381
2006 9,787 10,491 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 9,755 6,887 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 9,188 5,166 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 7,007 7,228 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 5,376 9,629 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 6,967 12,192 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 9,078 10,441 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 6,919 9,520 2,010,987 29,142
1998 7,956 11,098 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 7,927 12,269 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 6,842 17,534 1,896,364 41,456
1995 6,280 28,958 1,831,068 91,727
1994 8,850 10,766 1,788,133 140,715
1993 4,670 11,411 1,734,851 141,545
1992 6,722 11,937 1,673,839 160,106
1991 4,639 10,827 1,579,416 859,737
1990 2,056 8,667 1,479,663 296,014
1989 2,053 3,720 1,441,769 242,614
1988 0 677 1,393,356 379,966
1987 -1,538 6,338 1,356,853 251,387
1986 -2,561 11,463 1,050,277 186,227
1985 -4,603 9,957 997,050 157,476
1984 -5,623 4,325 920,670 137,632
1983 -6,649 1,952 863,472 68,022
1982 -2,559 235 1,080,853 66,702
1981 -3,073 -1,741 1,018,838 628,135
1980 1,537 803 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 4,605 5,808 987,203 -711,455
1978 9,187 5,678 943,388 -210,991
1977 11,703 5,548 929,381 -527,133
1976 11,667 3,182 899,577 -36,125
1975 20,746 -10,672 801,425 -42,540
1974 19,676 -437 777,306 -4,232
1973 21,092 7,107 807,535 347
1972 24,958 7,053 779,808 -3,375
1971 26,801 -1,159 787,047 -14,510
1970 22,673 20,947 760,821 8,589
1969 23,481 6,687 736,428 7,258
1968 27,243 -3,557 715,602 9,992
1967 33,363 1,623 695,283 14,437
1966 38,858 2,011 616,281 9,160
1965 37,596 -2,098 642,359 16,348
1964 36,832 1,333 618,667 10,749
1963 36,539 594 590,998 9,418
1962 32,070 3,900 563,650 8,960
1961 33,205 3,012 538,518 6,938
1960 32,515 -4,047 511,694 1,696

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 14% of the population change in Denmark is from natural causes (a gain of 46,182 people) and 86% is from migration (a gain of 283,245 people). In Ethiopia 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 people).

As of 2024, 847,475 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Denmark, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

Biggest cities by population

Denmark
City Population
Copenhagen 667K
Aarhus 291K
Odense 185K
Aalborg 122K
Frederiksberg 106K
Esbjerg 71.6K
Randers 64.7K
Horsens 64.4K
Kolding 63.6K
Vejle 62K
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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